Horse on the World

Chapter 863 The Great Retreat
Kaitai fired chain bombs in the first round, and the iron bullets dragging a long iron chain pierced through the air. The iron chain in the middle of the bullet happened to be wrapped around one of the main masts. Under the tremendous force, the main mast made a creaking and painful sound. Amid the screams of countless sailors, the main mast broke in two. It collapsed suddenly, and the Dengzhou ship jumped up and down.
After the chain bullets, the speed of the Dengzhou, which had lost several mainsails, suddenly dropped sharply, while the Kaitai turned around in a daze, and the roar was loud again, this time it was solid bullets, and dozens of iron bullets were fired. The shells fell on the deck with high temperature, broke through the deck effortlessly, and caused a raging fire. Some shells hit the side of the ship and easily punched big holes in the thick side of the ship.
At this time, the distance between the two sides was already about one mile. Although it was hit twice in a row, the Dengzhou did not lose its ability to fight back. Thailand number.

The third round of shelling began, and this time it was replaced with flower bombs.

Cannonballs landed on the deck one after another and exploded. The sharp iron skins swept across the sailors on the deck wantonly. At the same time, the catapults and eight-ox crossbows on several floors of the Kaitai also started shooting.
Deng Peng commanded the Kaitai, and kept a little over a mile away from the Dengzhou. Above this distance, the power of the opponent's trebuchet and the eight-ox crossbow had been reduced to the minimum, while his side, the Shenwei cannon, could It is easy to hit the opponent, and at the same time, it also takes into account the attacks of long-range weapons such as its own trebuchet and eight-ox crossbow.

The Dengzhou lost several of its mainsails, and its speed was completely incomparable to the opponent's. The snail-like speed made him completely passive and beaten. In less than half an hour, the fire on the Dengzhou was irreversible. Panicked, some are still fighting back desperately, some are running around, and some jumped directly into the sea from the tall ship.

From the first round of shelling on the Kaitai, Pang Jun stood on the bridge like a wooden sculpture of clay, his eyes were a little straight, "What is this? What is this?" He murmured.

He saw the iron bullets that flew to his ship after each roar and caused major damage. The damage caused was ten times that of the catapult.And those iron bombs that exploded in the air harvested the lives of their own soldiers like cutting leeks.

Over the years, Dingzhou's new weapons have sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain, and every time Dingzhou's weapons are updated, it will bring painful memories to his enemies. "Is this the latest Dingzhou weapon?" Pang Jun bite He pursed his lips, of course he, who was seasoned in war, could see that this kind of guy with a thunderous sound could not only be used in naval battles, but also in land battles. Once Dingzhou equipped this weapon on a large scale Army, then, Li Qing's unification of the world will be just around the corner.

The loud rumbling sound continued, and the Dengzhou, which was still unable to join the battle, groaned in pain under the repeated blows of the Kaitai. At this time, the whole ship was burning like a torch, except for a few The soldiers are still fighting back with their trebuchets desperately, and the rest have started to flee for their lives. This is a completely hopeless battle. They can only be beaten and cannot fight back. Even the bravest soldiers will feel desperate.
The kind of iron bumps that made Shangxin feel desperate were still flying continuously. The Dengzhou was moaning in the fire, and a general ran up the bridge covered in blood, looked at Pang Jun, and said loudly: "Old general, old general, abandon the ship. One of the keels of Dengzhou has been broken, and half of the fifty watertight compartments have been flooded. They can't last long. Hurry up, or it will be too late if you don't leave. It will sink soon!" The general's voice was full of tears.

Pang Jun looked at the ship that had been tilted dozens of degrees, and looked back at the general, with a smile on his face, "You guys go, I'm old, I don't want to go, so let's go down with him !"
"Old general!" The general cried and knelt down, "If the green hills remain, we don't have to worry about running out of firewood. As long as you are still here, we can still form a navy and start over."
Pang Jun looked up to the sky and laughed, "My child, I am not a green mountain. I am just a barren mountain now. It is impossible to make a comeback. Look, even if we have another navy, under the attack of the opponent's weapon, we are opponents." Well? We can only be passively beaten forever, one ship after another is sunk by them, you go, you are still young, if you can escape from birth, don’t fight anymore, go to be a fisherman, cast a net to fish, and spend the rest of your life. Let's go, let's go! I was born on the sea, since I should die on the sea, this is my best destination."

The Dengzhou ship has tilted more and more, and the belly of the ship can almost be seen on one side. All the objects on the ship slid down the deck and then fell into the sea. "Old general, I'm going!" He got up from the ground, wiped away his tears, and quickly ran to the bottom deck.
On the Kaitai, Deng Peng stared at the tilted hull of the Dengzhou in the distance, and raised his hands, "Stop shooting." The roaring Shenwei cannons stopped firing, and all the sailors stood on the deck, cheers resounded through the clouds Xiao, this is the first time for them to have such a one-sided naval battle. It is not once or twice that they have fought fiercely at sea with the Southern Army Navy. Many partners could no longer stand up, but this time, the victory was so easy, it was so unbelievable. Looking at the swarthy divine power cannons, everyone's eyes showed a look of awe.

When the fire on the Dengzhou was getting bigger and bigger, and there was no way to fight back at all, the determination of the Nan warships on the tens of miles of sea to fight to the death suddenly collapsed, and they ran away in unison, but they were superior in numbers. During the siege and interception of the Dingzhou ship, only a very small number of ships escaped from birth, and the others were either sunk or raised up helplessly, disarmed and surrendered. The battle is over.

Standing on the bridge, Deng Peng silently watched the sinking hull of the Dengzhou, and silently looked at the white-haired veteran who was still standing on the bridge. This old man was once his idol in his youth , was the enemy he most wanted to defeat when he was middle-aged. Today, he finally got his wish, but strangely, his heart was empty instead, and the feeling that should have been particularly happy did not appear.
"General, that's Pang Jun!" Zhuang Youbao excitedly pointed at the figure on the sunken bridge opposite, "Cut off his head to tell the whole army, it can greatly boost our morale, this so-called sea god of war finally fell at our feet."
Deng Peng shook his head, "Forget it, let him sleep in the sea like this, it's our last tribute to him."

After saying this, Deng Peng turned and walked towards the cabin, "Youbao, I will leave the rest to you. Clean the battlefield, take in the prisoners, and look for survivors. Let Yin Ning escort the merchant ship to Ningzhou. After finishing here, Let's go back to Lianshan Island."
"Yes, General!" Zhuang Youbao replied with a bow.
In Fukang County, Ningzhou, the original small town suddenly became lively in the past month. Countless armies and people flowed through here towards the [-] mountains, and horse-drawn carts pulled countless belongings and food, unloading here. Afterwards, the cattle, horses, mules and donkeys began to be transported into the mountains, day and night
Zhong Ziqi hurried into Fukang County, which is now the temporary residence of King Ning, who commanded the retreat of the three states.

"Your Highness, I just received the news!" Zhong Ziqi's face was heavy, "General Pang was defeated, the Dengzhou sank, and the entire navy was wiped out. The old general would rather die than retreat, and sank into the bottom of the sea together with the Dengzhou."

King Ning shook his hand, and the stack of papers he was holding scattered all over the ground like snowflakes.After a while, King Ning slowly squatted down and picked up the papers one by one.Zhong Ziqi quickly knelt down to help, but King Ning shouted, "Don't move, let me do it myself!"

Zhong Ziqi stood up and stood silently on one side, watching King Ning bent over, hunched over, with white hair drooping, picking up pieces of paper with trembling hands.
"Ziqi, Pang Jun was sent to die under my order. He knew he was going to die, but he went there without hesitation." King Ning's voice trembled, "He didn't blame me, but I did him."

Zhong Ziqi said sadly: "General Pang is unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness, and he deserved his death. Your Highness, General Pang has bought us a few days. It is estimated that in these two days, the Dingzhou Army will land in Badong County, which is a straight line away from us. The distance is only two or three hundred li, yet Lu Dalin even brought the cavalry over here, with the athletic ability of Dingzhou iron cavalry, it can take at most two days to get there from Badong to Fukang, you must leave Fukang immediately and enter the mountains."
King Ning nodded, "How many supplies do we have yet to transport?"

"There is still half!" Zhong Ziqi said.
"Hurry up, take as much as you can."

"Don't worry, you go first, I'm here to host the rush to transport supplies." Zhong Ziqi said. "The son has already occupied the original stockade of Mata in the Shiwan Dashan, and the elders who stayed in the stockade by Mata surrendered to the son. It is a dangerous place with nine bends and eighteen bends. As long as thousands of elite soldiers guard it, it will be worth a hundred thousand. The army can't get in, as long as you get there, you will be safe."

It was night, King Ning climbed to the top of Fukang City, and watched the fire dragons stretching from Fukang to the end of the field of vision. During this period of time, the entire Fukang County was completely divided into day and night. Camelbacked, transporting countless supplies to the mountain, a little resistance, a steel knife is approaching, and countless corpses fell to the ground among the grass on the roadside, some were exhausted, and some were killed by soldiers on the spot.
Under the city, the fast horses have been prepared, and the guards of King Ning are ready to go. On the top of the city, King Ning once again looked back at the direction of Ningzhou. Maybe this is the last time, and he will never have a chance to see Ning again. With the tall city walls of Zhoucheng, there is no chance to see the picturesque scenery of Ningzhou's lakes and waters.
Wrapping the cloak abruptly, King Ning strode down the city.
(End of this chapter)